The USS Arizona sinks after the Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor, taking with it 1,177 crew members.

By Emma Rausch

Wednesday, Dec. 7, commemorates “a date which will live in infamy” as it marks the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

On Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japan launched a surprise military strike against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, then Hawaiian territory.

In just two hours, starting at 7:55 a.m. Hawaiian time, 12:55 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, more than 2,000 Americans lost their lives, another 1,178 were wounded and about 188 U.S. aircrafts were destroyed.

The attack sent shockwaves around the country as news spread of the attack. The following day, Dec. 8, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II.

Following the Tokyo Trials, the airstrike was judged to be a war crime.

While 75 years have since passed, there are lessons still to be learned from that day and the years that followed, according to two Wabash World War II veterans.

There is one week of boys’ high school action before we focus on the postseason. The boys’ sectional draw was held on Sunday and here is how it went. On Tuesday, March 4, Hoosier Hysteria gets underway at Manchester High School. Here is the breakdown:

Game 1: North Miami vs. Oak Hill. Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Game 2: Wabash vs. Cass. Wednesday, 6 p.m.

Game 3: Southwood vs. Manchester. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Game 4: Northfield vs. Winner of Game 1. Friday, 6 p.m.

Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Championship: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

The Wabash WebTV crew will be on hand to bring the action to you that involve the Wabash County teams.

Back track to this week. Here is the schedule: Wabash travels to Eastern on Tuesday and Eastbrook will be at Southwood. Rick Harness and I will be at Manchester as the Squires host Argos. WebTV time will be about 7:30 p.m..

On Friday evening, Wabash travels to Elwood to renew an old CIC rivalry, Southwood is at Bluffton. Rick and I will again be at Manchester to broadcast the Garrett/Manchester game.

Join Wabash WebTV for exciting action of Indiana High School basketball. If you are at a game or cannot watch it live, an archive of the featured game is available on the website shortly after the completion of the games.

The substation, located near the Red Bridge Marina on Mississinewa Reservoir Property, lost power at that time, roughly about 6 p.m.

REMC personnel discovered a bullet hole in the substation transformer that penetrated the radiator. Other bullet damage was apparent on the outside of the transformer, but did not penetrate the outside of it.

Investigators from the Indiana State Police, with help from the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department, are probing an early morning shooting Tuesday, Nov. 29, near Lagro.

According to Sgt. Tony Slocum, Indiana State Police Public Information Officer, at approximately 4:09 a.m. Tuesday, officers from the Indiana State Police, the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department, and the Wabash Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at 17 N. State Road 524, Lagro.

When officers arrived, they found evidence that the exterior of a home at that location had been hit with bullets.

Businesses and building owners continue to work with local and state officials as the investigation into the Nov. 19 fire on Main Street continues.

According to a release from North Manchester Fire Department Chief Cam Kissinger, the cause of the fire at 216 E. Main St. cannot be determined due to the extent of the damage to the structure.

Kissinger said the damage is estimated to cost between $275,000 and $310,000, using data from The Schneider Corporation’s Beacon public access website. A total of five addresses are included in the damage estimate including 214 E. Main St., located across an alley west of the location of the fire.

The NMFD received a call around 4:40 a.m. on Nov. 28 reporting a fire at the former location of The Brewhouse, 216 E. Main St. Units on the scene found smoke and fire at the rear of the building. By the time the fire was extinguished, the building was destroyed.